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Reader Justin claims he discovered this gray glove in a package of Earthbound Farm organic salad. Salads, organic or otherwise, do not typically contain prizes, and Justin's reaction ("I was mortified") is understandable. The experience has scarred Justin's psyche and he is left wondering, "How many times was I one package away from eating glove?" Additional picture inside.
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Sabrina bit into a rodent skull and cut her gums while eating a bowl of cereal. The 100% natural, premium gourmet nutty cranberry maple granola she was trying to enjoy was purchased at a Hannaford in Maine and manufactured by Bakery on Main. Aside from selling the rodent skull, both Hannaford and Bakery on Main are handling the situation well.
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The blogosphere is circulating a link to an awesome German food photography site today, which compares package photos of food with what's inside for around 100 products. Sure, it's all in German, but the Industrial Food Revolution is the same pretty much everywhere. We looked around for a good "secrets of food photography" and found this article at Photocritic which lists some of the staples any good food photographer has at every shoot, including motor oil, cotton balls, and brown shoe polish. Mmm!
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"If' it's from a machine. If it's a practical joke. Well, it's not really funny just because if there's small pieces," explained mom Karen KaderMore »
Update: Dancing Deer apologized.
Helen writes: "I had some friends over for dinner last night, and didn't feel like making dessert from scratch so I bought a package of Dancing Deer brand blondies (they're advertised as organic, all-natural, etc. etc.) to serve instead. So after dinner I opened the package, took out the top three blondie bars, cut them in half to be a bit more normal-sized, and set them out on a plate. Everyone loved theirs, but when I bit into mine — it bit back. I pulled it out of my mouth to find a two-inch-long. quarter-inch cylinder of metal baked right into the damn thing."
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WHO: Stephani Ann Carpenter was finishing off the last bite of her snack wrap when she bit into something hard that pierced her tongue.
WHAT: Stephani had bitten into a thumbtack. Sheriffs investigated and determined that the tack had probably fallen from a cork board that was located above where the snack wraps were made.
WHERE: Port Charlotte woman: pin in McDonald's snack [Herald Tribune] (Thanks, Cory!)
THE QUOTE: "Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers," said Paul Van Sickle, director of operations for McDonald's Florida Region. "This was an isolated incident which we take very seriously. We always strive to give our customers an enjoyable and pleasant restaurant experience in a clean and safe environment."
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Zach's wife found a bird feather in a bag of 365 Chopped Spinach. When she called Whole Foods to complain, a bird-brained employee quipped "You'd be surprised at how much stuff people find in their food!"
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Flickr pool member mixmasterk asks, "What's wrong with this sign?"
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I went to dinner at the Applebee's in Woodland, CA a couple nights ago and ordered their bruschetta burger. As soon as I saw my order, I immediately took a picture and thought Consumerist needed to see it because it fits so well in the ad v. reality posts. The burger itself was a bit sloppy, but still looked similar to the menu picture. The fries, however, were a different story. In the menu photo, "garlic parmesan fries" are served in a ramekin and look quite tasty. Instead, I was served a cylinder of slimy, greasy fries with a couple pieces of parmesan cheese on top.More »
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A quick warning for those in the Sunnyvale, CA area buying Red Baron frozen pizza: Don't.More »
chinese poison train
The hidden camera follows the man, whose face is not shown, into a ramshackle building where steamers are filled with the fluffy white buns, traditionally stuffed with minced pork.More »
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